Ryan Bertrand has said Gareth Southgate’s decision to leave him out the England squad was an oversight

Bertrand, 28, told the Daily Mail that Southgate said his decision was down to the selected players’ capability at left wing-back.

But he said: “I played wing-back in a five at the end of the season, which is how England play. I also played in a three for Southampton with Vigil van Dijk and Jose Fonte, and we went on Southampton’s record clean sheet run, six on the bounce.

“I played left-midfield in a Champions League final for Chelsea. It is perhaps an oversight in the manager’s analysis and I find that hard to take.”

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